Saturday, November 16, 2013

The First Snow



The first snow came a bit early this year.  It had a few similarities to the famous October Snowstorm of 2011.  Seeing leaves on the trees with snow stuck to them reminded me of having no electricity for 5 days!  This storm however was just a friendly reminder, with all the beauty and no loss of electricity!

I stumbled upon this scene one fall day cutting through the backroads avoiding traffic.  Stopping for just a few mins, I made a few mental notes on what I'd like to see to take a perfect photograph of a very beautiful place.  Time of year, color of light, lack of wind,  whatever I could imagine to make a perfect image.  Sort of an artist that has to wait for mother nature to paint the earth, and then run down with my camera to burn it to my image sensor!!

I envisioned a chilly fall morning, peak foliage, a little mist rising off the water, completely calm, full reflection, quiet wind, only to hear my tripod rustling through the reeds to get set up before the warm, diffused sunlight gets to bright.  I'd check once or twice to no avail.

Peak foliage ended and I'd archive it, thinking, maybe next year.  When I woke up on the 12th of November, I jumped out of bed and headed right to this spot.  I had a hard time getting there as around every corner was another amazing winter scene.  I managed a few great compositions and thought I'd return to this place many times in the future.

Thanks Mother Nature, for exceeding my expectations...again!!